April 20, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Monday granted BMW's motion to dismiss Onesta IP's appeal of an anti-suit injunction barring the company's lawsuit against BMW in Germany on U.S. patents, a ruling the automaker's counsel called "a complete and unambiguous victory."
April 09, 2026
A Texas federal judge said he wouldn't dismiss a suit brought by carmaker BMW AG that was intended to block two patent litigations from moving forward in German court, despite those cases having been withdrawn.
March 13, 2026
Onesta IP says its withdrawal of its controversial German lawsuits accusing BMW of patent infringement means the automaker's own legal challenge in Texas federal court over the suits should be dismissed, though counsel for BMW didn't see it that way.
February 18, 2026
Onesta IP has told the Federal Circuit that it reached a deal with Qualcomm that resolves its controversial patent suits against BMW in Germany over U.S. patents, but BMW fired back that Onesta doesn't have "any shred of evidence to back its grandiose assertions."
February 13, 2026
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has defended BMW's right to a jury trial and the importance of having the U.S. adjudicate its own patents in a Friday opinion explaining why he'd barred Onesta IP from suing BMW in Germany over U.S. patents.
January 28, 2026
Following what BMW called a "battle royale" where the parties accused each other of misrepresentation, a Texas federal judge Wednesday granted the automaker's motion to withdraw its bid to hold Onesta IP in contempt of a now-stayed order for the licensing company to drop German litigation over U.S. patents.
January 16, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Friday temporarily stayed U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's injunction barring Onesta IP LLC from suing BMW in German court, shooting down BMW's attempts earlier Friday to block a stay and hold Onesta in contempt.
January 15, 2026
The Federal Circuit has declined for now to halt a Texas federal court's order blocking a patent company from pursuing legal action against BMW in Germany.
December 17, 2025
A Texas federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a patent company from pursuing legal action against carmaker BMW in German court, after BMW said the company was making an "unprecedented" legal move by pursuing an injunction in German court related to U.S. patents.
December 16, 2025
Carmaker BMW has asked a Texas federal court to block what it called an "unprecedented" attempt to adjudicate U.S. patents in German court by a patent company asserting infringement claims.